Chicago Cubs, Alex Bregman
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With Alex Bregman set to join Dansby Swanson on the left side of the Cubs infield, after reportedly agreeing to a five-year, $175 million free agent contract last week, it sets them up to become the fifth pair of teammates taken first and second in the same Draft.
The ink is barely dry on Alex Bregman’s blockbuster contract, but the Cubs aren’t acting like a team that’s finished shopping. Jed Hoyer just signaled that Chicago still has more boxes to check, and it’s the kind of comment that usually comes right before another big move drops.
Throughout his 10 years in the league, Bregman’s notably worn the No. 2, which is sported by Nico Hoerner on the Cubs. When asked during his introductory press conference on Thursday whether he asked Hoerner about changing numbers, Bregman gave a smart response as to why he elected to instead wear No. 3 in Chicago.
Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon and his wife Claire live down the street from the Bregmans in Arizona. So, they hosted the newly-minted Cubs family the same night Bregman agreed to a five-year contract worth $175 million.
Well, this was certainly a pivot that Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow pulled off on Wednesday. Reeling from the weekend loss of Alex Bregman, who declined an offer to return to Boston and instead signed with the Cubs,